Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Dec 14 | Newcastle United | 1 - 0 | H |
| Dec 6 | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | A |
| Dec 3 | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | |
| Dec 28 | Leeds United | H | |
| Jan 1 | Manchester City | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Palace | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Man Utd | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Everton | 16 | -1 | 24 |